SORTIE REPORT #372
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑08‑16 16 83 Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France
Enemy Air Depot Destroyed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the wing on today's mission. Fighter resistance was vigorous, but the bombers were able to hit their assigned aiming points accurately, heavily damaging assembly & repair shops.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑5051 544th SU*M BARREL HOUSE BESSIE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Jacobs, Randolph George Edward 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Boger, Eugene Arthur 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Curtin, John Quinn 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Seibel, James Edward 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cloud, Doy Jennings 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Gregori, Aldo Joseph 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Gorham, Donald Frederick 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Compton, Robert Lewis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Goetz, Jack Keith 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wager, Lawrence Holmes 544 Completed, Uninjured
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